| The White Knight | |
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| Creation date | 19 July 1333 |
| Created by | Edward of Windsor |
| Peerage | Ireland |
| First holder | Maurice FitzGibbon |
The White Knight is one of three Anglo-Norman hereditary knighthoods within Ireland dating from the medieval period.[1] The title was first conferred upon Maurice Fitzgibbon in the early 14th century. The other two knighthoods, both in the Fitzgerald family, are the Knight of Glin (also called the Black Knight), which has become dormant after 700 years (since the death of the 29th Knight, September 2011), and the Knight of Kerry (also called the Green Knight), which is held by Adrian FitzGerald, 6th Baronet, 24th Knight of Kerry.